Save on commuting in france. Fishermen threaten to sink a planned offshore wind farm, claiming that it poses a risk to sea life and livelihoods. Very good morning to you. Thanks for joining us here on starting the United States where the outcome of the 2020 president ial election is deepening divisions as counting and recounting drags on in a number of states nearly 2 weeks on from the initial vote. To jump ministration is still confident, though the president will secure a 2nd term. Were moving forward here at the white house, knew something that there will be a 2nd term, my own view, or king at this election that we, we have what appears in some sense to be an immaculate deception. Theyre trying to meter our listeners called the election for joe biden. You, however, Donald Trumps yet to concede victory, and is making unsubstantiated claims that the elections were. In fact, frugal and his team have lost legal challenges in several states. And his supporters have taken to the streets, demanding recounts. One is in fact underway already in georgia where the race is too close to call. As some republicans are raising concerns saying its not being independently verified. The hand tally of the 2020 president ial race in georgias 159 counties is under way the largest manual retaliate in the countrys history. A hand count stems from an audit required by state law. According to the law, one race must be audited by hand to ensure voting. Machines are counting ballots accurately. It began at 9 am friday and is expected to be complete by 11, 59 pm, wednesday. Officials in nevada working to finish counting votes in clark county. Although we still have work to do, the staff will be fully engaged friday, saturday, and sunday with reconciling all of the records that we have in place for all the votes that were cast in clark county. And now the Republican Party there was no now has filed a lawsuit looking for a recount of votes in maricopa county, in a separate lawsuit. The arizona g. O. P. Came together with the Republican National committee in the trump campaign. Litigation is looking to block sort of a cation of the States Election until affected ballots can be looked over by hand. Good from supporters. Continuing their stop, the still rallies. Thursday, demonstrators gathering in richmond, virginia. There are guys and even now there are no homework for all voters so quiet that he was ever the president to lead the world outdoors. 6 or michigan were about to overturn wisconsin. Were about to overturn, thats over, you know, youre going to find out really where the only reason there is go down. In short, youre in arizona or nevada is because prop still in the weak u. S. Postal Service Whistleblower who shared information about backdating ballots in pennsylvania with project there are toss was questioned by u. S. P. S. Investigators. Richard hopkins says he stands by his initial claims to see that i did not recant my statements. After tweeting about the dominion voting machines, deleting votes, President Trump tweeting friday morning that 2020 was a rigged election reporting for the news with rick sanchez and tossed. A sweet state officials and independent observers have all said that theres no indication of wrongdoing in the election in a letter to the trump administration. U. S. Election officials called the 2025, the most secure in American History on the guest discovered discussed i should say whether that is really the case. Every agent or every employee also put their name and their position on their letter. This is definitely a slap in the face to the trumpet ministration. They were directly talking to President Donald Trump in this letter and look for heads to roll. Obviously, after that, you know, some Bureaucratic Agency saying they think it was the most secure election ever. Thats fine. But we, the people have a right and a campaign has to get to the bottom of this. And if we get to the bottom of the process, the rule of law, the constitution this, that our founders knew how to set this up. Weve had other elections where there either was allegations of fraud or enough questions of fraud that they changed the election. So lets get to the bottom of it. Lets see what happens. Georgia has a republican governor, a republican cheap elections officer, 2 republican, great senators, republican senate, governor. Its all republicans involved in this vote count. So youre telling me that republicans are coordinated and conspired against the president of the United States to create this, this loss that obviously is attributed now to donald trump in a southern state. Dont present obama as lecturing the American People on concession when Hillary Clinton and the democrats in congress, never conceded to present trump, they never stop to get into him. But look out, all im saying is dont accept the results until we get to the bottom of it. Then we should, the question is whether democrats would accept the results if we get to the point where we find big fraud. Republicans supporting terms fraud allegations on putting democracy on a dangerous path thats according to former u. S. President barack obama. For the u. S. Election system has been questioned for decades, and who can say its a closer look at the history of for a wooden us elections. Theres a common theme in the media when it comes to the possibility of irregularities in the u. S. President ial election. Its a ludicrous claim that there chris, every vote counts, but when someone gets enough votes to win, the loser, concedes that is what happens in this country. Described as unfounded ludicrous and baseless allegations made by President Trump by his campaign team. Remain just that allegations until proven otherwise in courts of law, but such controversies and nothing new. All School President , barack obama, i come from chicago. So i want to be honest. Its not as if its just republicans who monkeyed around with elections in the past. Sometimes democrats have to his, gerry, not another democrats on the current chairman of the house judiciary committee. In my experience in new york paper ballots are extremely susceptible to freud. Your paper with no machines, i can show you. I can show you experience, which would move your head spin. I wasnt alone. The 2004 election saw concerns raised about multiple aspects of the voting process. On key swing state, ohio saw democrat candidate john kerry question whether the outcome represented the will of the voters. And the d. N. C. Chairman agreed. Im not confident that the election in ohio was fairly decided. We know that there was substantial Voter Suppression and the machines were not reliable. It should not be a surprise that the republicans are willing to do things that are unethical to manipulate elections. Thats what we suspect has happened. And wed like to safeguard our elections so that democracy can still be counted on to work. Former u. S. President jimmy carter cochair, the federal election reform commission, which states that in 2005, that mail in voting is fraught with the risk of forward coercion. Hes since backtracked on that plane, but remains scathing about elections in the United States. The american political system wouldnt measure up to any sort of International Standards for several reasons. Lack of Central Election Commission capable of issuing uniform rules, lack of equal access to the media for all viable candidates. And the inability to conduct recounts the election process in america has of course come a long way. In the 19th century, voting was controlled by gangs who would broadly bore, coerce voters. It looked Something Like this. And more for my boy to form an alliance with you against bill cutting on his slate of nader. Those candidates goshi a day and some people, every vote you sent them a nice way in the coming elections. Things became less violent and more nuanced than the 20th century. Lyndon johnson ended up winning a primary. He was losing in texas by just 87 votes. All thanks to the last minute appearing a ballot box full of votes for johnson. This pave the way to his rise in politics and later presidency. It was scandal at the time, but an admission it took years to emerge. James, and did not win that election. It was students for him and i know exactly how it was done. The 2000 bush gore election controversy has been cited by some as a comparison to 2020. Results in the deciding state will close with the Supremes Court giving bush the nod. But the result could have been a very different thousands of voters in florida were labeled felons, preventing them from voting. Bushs brother also happens to be the states governor. No Major Law Firm in florida would work for al gore, even democratic, even democratic oriented law firms. Because everyone was afraid of the bush family and the governor and losing important state business in this election cycle could perhaps be summed up best by joe biden. Himself, we have put together. I think the most extensive and Inclusive Voter Fraud Organization in the history of american politics. Of course, this was just an ironic slip of the tongue biden was really talking about the democrats Voter Protection program. For many though, the issue with the president ial election 2020 may not be the result itself or even of trumps claims are all true or not. Against the backdrop of election controversies spanning decades, its the total dismissal and reluctance to even investigate the allegations that will continue to polarize voters for years to come. A former special adviser to barack obama discussed what joe bidens Foreign Policy like this was on the latest edition of arties going underground. Do you think its a mistake to see trump is some kind of bolt from the blue. Someone who broke in a fundamental way with american traditions because trumps isolationism is unilateralism, his protectionism, his racism, all of those actually buttes have very strong roots in American History. Going back to the founders, going back to the late 17 hundreds. And in some ways, i think trump has demonstrated himself to be a very acute politician, because hes been able to tap in to that different narrative that different version of american, except exceptionalism, america, as the city on the hill that stands aloof from the world, not a country that goes out to change the world. And so right now, i think as biden prepares to take office, we do see the country going through a searching debate about the nature of its role moving forward. And my own view is its time for the country to find the middle ground between where it was in the pre pearl harbor era, which was doing too little and running away from the world where it has been more recently, which is drawing, trying to do too much particularly in the middle east, to find that stable middle ground to step back, but not to step away. The president elect divide, meanwhile, is wasting no time. Hes busy putting together a Transition Team and some of his recent picks, of course, surprise, for example, rick stengel. Will lead the United States agency with global media overseeing the Governments International broadcast, as you previously made controversial remarks on free speech and the supreme against americans. 1st amendment doesnt just protect the good guys. For most liberty also protects any bad axis. Only internet truth is not optimized, its not enough to battle full sword with truth. The truth doesnt always win. Will strangle them as a pack c. V. He was chief executive for the National Constitution center. Also the managing editor of time magazine, under the obama administration, he served in the state department and he was a prominent political analyst for imus n. B. C. Mike, subliminal editor of grey zone news said the buds pick should cause concern taking over the u. S. Government entity that oversees all of these foreign broadcast operations who is described himself as the chief propagandist and he is openly talking about what kind of Information Access the u. S. Domestic public should and shouldnt have. So its very clear that these laws in these restrictions, which i am to protect the American Public from u. S. Government propaganda have been thrown in the wastebasket stengel in many ways, is not going to just be what he described himself as a council on Foreign Relations event. In 2800. 00, the chief propagandist, he will also be a kind of censorship czar in combating online media that the u. S. Government does not like. Who share stengel mentality will define alternative media independent media or twitter users from officially targeted countries like venezuela or iran, as dissin from asian actors and simply ban them from the internet or pressure social media platforms to ban them. Again, weve seen this happen in real time, and so what i expect to witness during abided ministration is an intensification of these sense sorriest suppression efforts. One of the biggest global changes brought about by the corona virus pandemic is a must shift to working from home. Millions of people will vital staying away from the office. And research is a germanys biggest bank saying that those people should be taxed for the privilege working from home will be part of the new normal when after the pandemic has passed, we argue that Remote Workers should pay a tax for the privilege our calculations suggest the amounts raised could Fund Material income subsidies for low income earners who are unable to work remotely, and thus assume more old economy and health risks. Do each bank team is suggesting an additional 5 percent levy for remote staff. They argue its roughly equivalent to what people save on transport and food, adding that the money could be redistributed to those who cannot work online, many of whom are Blue Collar Workers on lower incomes. The researchers estimate such a scheme would raise around 48000000000 dollars in tax revenue in the us 9000000000. 00 in the u. K. 50 in 1000000000. 00 in germany. Now most surveys this year have shown positive attitudes to home based work. A poll in the United States found a hefty 72 percent of socalled knowledge workers on a combination of remote and office judis. Only 12 percent would prefer to work solely from the office. Journalist charlie baldwin, geo political analyst, rana roth force, gave their views on the idea of a new work from home tax. Major cost for people is really nice and i was getting to work on that nice. Try to get some 30 year and a lot of cases so that automatically remove the you know, significant costs associated with getting to an office job. I think this needs to be proven 1st. The people who are working from home at the long run will save money. You need a fully equipped, equipped office. You need hardware, you need more space, which you need to rent or to buy. If people stay at home, work from home, the turnover is reduced for many other businesses and this hurts the overall economy. And this is not going to be resolved in the next couple months because the super slow downs over everyones getting crunched, going back to what you dont give a mans, have really increased their deaths quite considerably. So if this tax, if this extra tax for people who can work for from home is supposed to be Something Like a compensation for these losses and for these deaths, i think its a totally misconceived strategy. No time to even implement, even if they dont recall. Well, and i say yes, organ secured the 1st 3 months of next year, once it actually gets rolled out. And well have the conversation for 3 and a couple years time. But what we need is to foster Economic Growth and activity. And this can never be done through a tax pledge. Fishermen are opposing plans to build an offshore wind farm in brittany, claiming that it will endanger sea life and their livelihoods. President micron as long been pushing for Renewal Energy projects. He has more fishing is a way of life. Pay off the coast of brittany every morning, fishermen head off to sea in the hope of catching their bedroom. But theyre now not alone. A Renewable Energy company is also trying to get it hooks into this areas natural. Resources, the strong winds in tights here make the coast around the area which is near song creek perfect for an offshore wind farm. 62 turbines are planned with the site expected to be operational in the next 3 years. But fishermen are determined to sink the project. Our leaders have been clear if they dont get answers to their questions, they say there cannot be a wind farm. That is a certainty, like our committers president. He says he would rather die standing and find this project than let it happen. The fisherman cannot lead this baby developed. The wind farm is important politically french president not growing, has attempted to portray himself as being an environmental champion. Now he hopes that wind power could generate almost a faith of frances electricity by 2028, partly from offshore turbines. Yet one Campaign Group says the construction of the wind farms is an environmental disaster. Congress has said they are back out here as one long to put asia when you install a wind farm in a protected zone, the environmental damage is close. It will destroy the reach sea life and small scale fishing will disappear. The government has tried to offer compensation, but it cant compensate damage to the sea. There is no compensation for loss of sea life. We also have the biggest natural reserve in brittany because we are in the migration corridor for birds, and there is no compensation for the destruction of birds. The wind from project is said to be exacerbating of tensions too, just the other side of where its plans, its the oil of jersey, where fishing is also an important economy. Its no exaggeration to say that jersey fishermen are, im not able to access large areas of their own waters because it is simply covered in french, french nets, french gear. He says thats because french fishermen have been pushed all their own waters because of the wind farm. And those vessels which are now turning up and increasing to it in jerseys waters to an extent that fisherman no longer access huge areas of their own sea of their own waters. So that it is causing just on a set of levels of hardship such as you fisherman. Its because its creating conflict between jersey fishermen, the trench fisherman and certainly creating what has created the levels of fishing. It was. Its the Company Responsible for the construction of the wind from says it continues to study the impact it has on the environment and for the french government. This project is one key fronts, moving towards Renewable Energy sources, but locals here are determined to do everything they can to scupper that. Charlotte, didnt ski r. T. , brittany Minneapolis City Council has approved additional funding for the citys Police Department to the citys grappling with a wave of disturbances that began nearly 6 months ago. After the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police. That the killing of george floyd sparked riots across the country and put pressure on local authorities to pursue police reforms. Homicides in minneapolis have doubled since last year with nearly 75. 00 killings reported in 2025, shootings. A decade high 500 people were shot this year. Also Violent Crimes hitting record highs with over 4600 incidents reported to authorities. The citys police chief has decried the situation. The resources are cambridge ing our city is bleeding at this moment. Im trying to do all i can to stop their bleeding, and i am so being that having the funds to launch a citywide joining force me to initiatives, we can trade to try to stop the bleeding here in our city. Months of unrest in the city have seen over 100 officers leave the force leading to critical staff shortages, but the new budget to bolster Law Enforcement has gone as a shock to some months after the citys Council Voted to defund and dismantle the Police Department. Our commitment is to end our citys toxic relationship with a video police to Police Departments to ng to policing as we know it and to we create a standard of Public Safety that actually keep off the face. But smith spokesperson for the us, National PoliceAssociation Says defunding going for would leave citizens unprotected the crime started to skyrocket, Violent Crime is out of control in certain parts of the city of minneapolis. And so this, this notion of defunding, the Police Actually hurt not just the police, but its actually harming the citizens. What were also seeing is the more resources you take away from Police Officers, the Less Community policing there are. And the more Police Officers get hurt. People are not dying quickly of covert 19 in the city of minneapolis. Yes, people are getting sick from cope with 19. Most people in the United States recover quickly for us from cope with 19. You dont recover from being murdered in order to keep the citizen safe. Theyre going to have to learn how to live with Police Officers. The minneapolis Police Department is one of the most progressive Police Departments in the United States. Let me draw them today to join me in just over half an hour for the latest news headlines. Join me every 1st week on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guests of the world of politics. Sports business, im show business. Ill see you then you know what were coming back to russia possibly being the only country except the us that can protect someone besides itself. Lets talk about the conflicts between azerbaijan and armenia, as well as russias role in it. Has seen absolutely dramatic shifts. Armenia had to abandon some sizeable areas of my thing, which i thought to be in its full possession for decades. For decades. Its thought that way because thats how russia played its role as army as allies. And now russia hasnt been supporting armenian that conflict in any significant way, at least from an outside perspective. Actually when i scroll down my facebook feed, i see half of my armenian friends complaining about russias betrayal. What does the kremlin think about that before christmas . Its no secret that back to the banks by turkey announced that it considered a military solution as a way to solve the problem in the goanna karabakh. It is because of this stance that as a by john launched a military operation. This military intervention happened after the o. S. C. Minsk group. Russia in particular, has been proposing various formulas that could end the conflict for many years. They have been several formulas and all the parties to the negotiations are well aware of them. Because fortunately for some reason, none of them worked out. Why is that . But there were reasons, both sides are at fault. Unfortunately, there were reasons why those formulas havent been put into action. If they had been, we say even 2 years ago when even this war and all the bloodshed could have been avoided, well, thousands of young armenians and azerbaijanis wouldnt have died. I look at what were those formulas . I dont think i can elaborate on any of them. Especially now i dont think its necessary critical, so the topic is off and yes, heres what i can tell you. None of the minsk Group Chairman shared back use stance. The trio had been insisting in a well argued manner that the only possible solution to that conflict is diplomacy. Thats what we all had been saying to persuade us. It was most likely only if i live. Yes. He remembers that soon after hostilities a rusted its 3 layers, hooten, trump and macro made a rather unprecedented. And they very important statement. France had been working on that problem and washington to all within the same framework over who flew. I think that contributed a lot to the consensus that enabled putin and passion yemen. Here in the end of the conflict with most of the people who criticize russia in your facebook feed, have absolutely no grounds to do that. President putin said unequivocally that russia never forgot about its obligations as member of c. S. T. Oh. And if in allies territory was under attack, if i mean is territory was on the any threat that russia would surely do everything within its power to protect its ally . Thats what our president said. The criticism youve heard is absolutely unfounded and unfairness with women who broke in your system. In the news, please, when i read about and perhaps armenians expected russia to deploy troops, we need it. We have the right to do that. Yet my point, no, we did get the right to deploy a peacekeeping mission, but only after the warring parties agree to answer. The peacekeepers were ordered to stand at the separation line. As for sending its military forces, especially to cairo, but russia did not have any such right. By international law, russia continues to abide by all relevant resolutions of the un security council. A call of no. I dont think we can call this a Peace Agreement because we dont know yet how its going to play out. Lets say its a quasi peace in agreement between 2 warring parties that has been brokered mainly by russian president putin. But this agreement triggered quite a response from the you expect the reservoir, john would resolutely claim that it won, and that lots of armenians would take to the streets to protest. You name me a broken kim. I am in no position to comment on either the azerbaijanis response to all the armenians reaction. Yes, it would be foolish of me to do that. I can only say that i appreciate the wise choice the politicians made or was the political modest which politicians, the president i live Prime Minister passion am thanks to Vladimir Putins efforts. They signed a joint statement and ended the hostilities stop the bloodshed. Could you please elaborate on president putins role in this agreement . How did he facilitate the trouble or decision, or he played a critical role. The signing of that agreement was preceded by many days of tireless work. Sometimes almost around the clock, it was president putin who did that. He was on the phone pull the times, making numerous schools and passion. Am again, been doing that for days. What was turkeys role . I think thats a good question for you, since youre an expert on turkey, you know, turkey has been consistently supporting the military operations in our area, a forceful resolution to the nagornokarabakh conflict. We had a very different position on that is you who continues to be like that. However, that didnt preclude us from closely cooperating on all levels with them, including the level of president s. I think you are aware that putin and lead again, maintain continuous dialogue, even they, russia and turkey have their differences. This relationship between the 2 leaders meet allows us to combine our efforts when necessary to facilitate the resolution of various regional problems. And the little, you know, its really not a clear term